. leads to the question, what are they. i'm bill hemmer. happy tuesday on america's news room. martha: i'm martha maccallum. these orders are more aggressive of current laws which a lot of people said is really the first place to start, or, they will try to get the centers for disease control to do some national research on firearms. bill: on the other side many argue, democrats and republican lawmakers, you need to look at more than just guns. >> this is a very important constitutional right and we are very dedicated to protecting the second amendment from that standpoint. so what we want to focus on are ways to make sure that people with serious mental difficulties are kept away from firearms. bill: that's another avenue on here. now byron york, chief political correspondent, "washington examiner". good morning to you, byron. >> good morning, bill. bill: why from a governmental level, legislative level, why pursue the executive orders? >> a lot of this is just politics because the big fear of gun control advocates the horror that everybody felt after the shootings in connecticut would
